News & Features

All the posts every put on our website. Blogs, Podcasts, Careers Support, News and all the good stuff that you wouldn’t want to miss. Only made possible thanks to funding from our amazing partners, NIHR, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society & Race Against Dementia.

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Profile – Dr John Isaac, Johnson & Johnson

16/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Senior Director, Neuroscience External Innovation at Johnson & Johnson working as part of the Drug Discovery Alliance with Alzheimer’s Research UK

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Profile – Professor Paul Whiting, University College London

15/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Professor Paul Whiting is Chief Scientific Officer, Alzheimer’s Research UK UCL Drug Discovery Institute undertaking drug discovery and basic research

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Can Kelp Help Treat AD? Chinese Regulators Think So

15/11/2019

Alz Forum

GV-971, a seaweed-derived drug, gains conditional approval in China to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s, with global trials set to start in 2020.

Careers, Dissemination

Leaving academia: opportunities to make a difference

14/11/2019

Wellcome Trust

Leaving academia isn’t the same as leaving research, which is why we need to reimagine what a successful research career looks like.

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Blog – PhD to Postdoc transition

13/11/2019

Katie Askew

Dr Katie Askew discussed her experience of not only transitioning from PhD to Postdoc, but also a new labs and new city – sharing tips and advice

Careers, Dissemination

Plagiarism detection tools

12/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

In this blog from the Science Integrity Digest, Elisabeth Bik discusses plagiarism detection, the tools she has been using, and other tools that are available.

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Blog – Cultivating a research culture in the NHS

11/11/2019

Dr Anna Volkmer

Can the research culture inside the NHS be improved? What role can non clinicians play? Blog from Anna Vollkmer discussing research culture inside the NHS

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Blog – Catch-up on the 29th Alzheimer’s Europe Conference

08/11/2019

Ester Bellavia

Ester Bellavia shares her first experience at the 29th Alzheimer’s Europe Conference in The Hague, exploring research, connections, and involvement in dementia.

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Blog – Managing Anxiety (For Stress Awareness Week)

06/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Amy Kizildagli explores anxiety during Stress Awareness Week, sharing insights, practical tips, and how yoga and Pilates can help manage anxious thoughts.

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Profile – Amy Kizildagli

06/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Amy Kizildagli, MSc Health Psychology student at Bournemouth University, explores the body-mind relationship and teaches yoga and Pilates to ease stress.

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Blog – Slicing up your thesis for publication

05/11/2019

Kellyn Lee

Kellyn Lee reflects on the challenge of turning her PhD thesis into journal articles, sharing struggles, lessons, and how planning helped her progress.

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Podcast – Quality of Life After a Dementia Diagnosis

04/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Podcast recorded at University of Sussex with Ben Hicks and Laura Hughes discussing inequalities in dementia care, quality of life, and the DeterMIND study.